Information ReleaseDate: August 19 2010[Maesot, Thailand] the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners- Burma warmly applauds the United States of America for their decision to support the establishment of a United Nations Commission of Inquiry to investigate crimes against humanity in…
Information ReleaseDate: August 12 2010AAPP denounces inappropriate prison transfers of elderly Political prisoner, Gen. Hso TenThe Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) (AAPP) received information that General Hso Ten was transferred to three different prisons in one week, in a…
Summary of current situation There are a total of 2,174 political prisoners in Burma. This is an overall increase of 3 in comparison to last month’s figure of 2,171. In July, 2 political prisoners were arrested, and 4 were released.…
Information ReleaseDate: 6 July 2010The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners has submitted its report to the UN Human Rights Council for the Universal Periodic Review of Burma. The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a new mechanism of the Human Rights…
Summary of current situation There are a total of 2,171 political prisoners in Burma. This is an overall increase of 14 in comparison to last month’s figure of 2,157. In June, no activists were arrested and no political prisoners were…
Summary of current situation There are a total of 2,157 political prisoners in Burma. This is an overall decrease of 42 in comparison to last month’s figure of 2,1991. In May 3 activists were arrested, 2 sentenced and 1 political…
Information Release Date: 19 May 2010 We, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma), have learnt that Ko Kyaw Soe passed away in Myingyan Prison on the morning of 19 May 2010, at age 39. He is the 144th political…
Information Release Date: 16 May 2010 We, the members of the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners-Burma (AAPPB), were informed that a political prisoner’s mother died after her visit to her son. Daw Hla Hla Myint, mother of Mya Than Htike…
Summary of current situation There are a total of 2,199 political prisoners in Burma. This is an overall increase of 13 in comparison to last month’s figure of 2,186. In April, 12 activists were arrested and 3 political prisoners were…
Press Statement 20 April 2010 The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) (AAPP) expresses it deepest condolences for those killed and injured in the bombings in Rangoon and in Kachin State during Thingyan (Burmese New Year). AAPP is concerned that…